{"product_id":"bernard-shaw-sean-ocasey-and-nelson-oceallaigh-ritschel-9783030742737","title":"Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey, and the Dead James Connolly","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book details the Irish socialistic tracks pursued by Bernard Shaw and Sean O'Casey, mostly after 1916, that were arguably impacted by the executed James Connolly. The historical context is carefully unearthed, stretching from its 1894 roots via W. B. Yeats' dream of Shaw as a menacing, yet grinning sewing machine, to Shaw's and O'Casey's 1928 masterworks. In the process, Shaw's \u003ci\u003eWar Issues for Irishmen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnajanska, the Bolshevik Empress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaint Joan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, and O'Casey's \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Irish Citizen Army\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of a Gunman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJuno and the Paycock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plough and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Tassie\u003c\/i\u003e are reconsidered, revealing previously undiscovered textures to the masterworks. All of which provides a rethinking, a reconsideration of Ireland's great drama of the 1920s, as well as furthering the knowledge of Shaw, O'Casey, and Connolly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030742733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030742737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d","brand":"Nelson O'Ceallaigh Ritschel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073541042431,"sku":"9783030742737","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9c82085-45a0-47df-a0b6-9bd4015e2aa8.jpg?v=1685448428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bernard-shaw-sean-ocasey-and-nelson-oceallaigh-ritschel-9783030742737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}